Battle Of Dak To
1968 Offensives
- 1st Tet
- 1st Saigon
- Huế
- 1st Quảng Trị
- Lang Vei
- Lima Site 85
- Toan Thang I
- Delaware
- 2nd Dong Ha
- May '68
- Kham Duc
- Coral-Balmoral
- Hoa Da-Song Mao
- Duc Lap
- Speedy Express
- Dewey Canyon
- Taylor Common
- 2nd Tet
- Apache Snow
- Hamburger Hill
- Twinkletoes
- Binh Ba
- Pat To
- LZ Kate
- Bu Prang
- Kent State
- Texas Star
- Chicago Peak
- Khe Gio Bridge
- Kompong Speu
- Prey Veng
- Snuol
- FSB Ripcord
- Tailwind
- Chenla I
- Jefferson Glenn
- Son Tay Raid
- Chenla II
- Ban Dong
- Hill 723
- FSB Mary Ann
- Long Khanh
- Nui Le
Easter Offensive
- 2nd Quảng Trị
- 3rd Quảng Trị
- 2nd Loc Ninh
- An Lộc
- 3rd Dong Ha
- 2nd Dak To
- Kontum
- Thunderhead
- End Sweep
- Iron Triangle
- Svay Rieng
' Spring '75
- Phuoc Long
- Ban Me Thuot
- Hue-Da Nang
- Xuân Lộc
- 2nd Saigon
'Laos and Cambodia'
- 1st Cambodia
- 2nd Cambodia
- Lam Son 719
- Laos
Air operations
- Farm Gate
- Chopper
- Ranch Hand
- Pierce Arrow
- Barrel Roll
- Pony Express
- Flaming Dart
- Iron Hand
- Rolling Thunder
- Steel Tiger
- Arc Light
- Tiger Hound
- Shed Light
- Thanh Hóa
- Bolo
- Popeye
- Yen Vien
- Niagara
- Niagara II
- 1st Do Luong
- 2nd Do Luong
- Igloo White
- Giant Lance
- Commando Hunt
- Menu
- Patio
- Freedom Deal
- Linebacker I
- Enhance Plus
- Linebacker II
- Homecoming
- Tan Son Nhut Air Base
- Babylift
- New Life
- Eagle Pull
- Frequent Wind
Naval operations
- Gulf of Tonkin
- Market Time
- Vung Ro Bay
- Game Warden
- Double Eagle
- Sea Dragon
- Deckhouse Five
- Bo De River, Nha Trang, Tha Cau River
- Sealords
- Hai Phong Harbor
- Đồng Hới
- Custom Tailor
- End Sweep
- Hoang Sa
- East Sea
- Mayaguez
The Battle of Đắk Tô was a series of major engagements of the Vietnam War that took place between 3–22 November 1967, in Kontum Province, in the Central Highlands of the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam). The action at Đắk Tô was one of a series of People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) offensive initiatives that began during the second half of the year. North Vietnamese attacks at Lộc Ninh (in Bình Long Province), Song Be (in Phước Long Province), and at Con Thien and Khe Sanh, (in Quảng Trị Province), were other actions which, combined with Đắk Tô, became known as "the border battles."
During the summer of 1967, heavy contact with PAVN forces in the area prompted the launching of Operation Greeley, a combined search and destroy effort by elements of the U.S. Army's 4th Infantry Division and 173rd Airborne Brigade, along with the Army of the Republic of Vietnam's 42nd Infantry Regiment and Airborne units. The fighting was intense and lasted into the fall, when the North Vietnamese seemingly withdrew.
By late October, however, U.S. intelligence indicated that local communist units had been reinforced and combined into the 1st PAVN Division, which was tasked with the capture of Đắk Tô and the destruction of a brigade-size U.S. unit. Information provided by a PAVN defector provided the allies a good indication of the locations and intentions of North Vietnamese forces. This intelligence prompted the launching of Operation MacArthur, and brought the units back to the area along with more reinforcements from the ARVN Airborne Division. The battles that erupted on the hill masses south and southeast of Đắk Tô became some of the hardest-fought and bloodiest battles of the Vietnam War.
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